Blake Chastain

Exvangelical

Religion EN ↓ 241 episodes

Exploring the world inside and outside the evangelical subculture, one conversation at a time. "Exvangelical" is a shared starting point with many destinations; it acknowledges the impact (predominantly white/white-led) evangelicalism has had on our lives, but does not dictate our current or future beliefs & practices. On this podcast, you'll hear stories of people who've left evangelicalism for other branches of Christianity, for other spiritual traditions, and for none at all. All paths are valid. Wholeness > Holiness. Exvangelical is a production of The Post-Evangelical Post, LLC. Support t...

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Blake Chastain

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Erin Green, Co-Director of The Brave Commons 11.01.2019 1:06:41

Erin Green, co-director of The Brave Commons talks about her life and her role in the negotiations on behalf of an LGBTQ+ student group at Azusa Pacific University. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium memb...

(Minisode): 2018 in Review 31.12.2018 11:09

Highlighting some of the key moments of 2018, and the work of others in the exvangelical community. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about

#GC2Summit 2018 Response, with Emily Joy & Hannah Paasch (co-creators of #churchtoo) 13.12.2018 1:21:48

In response to the #GC2Summit today, I am re-releasing my conversation with Emily Joy & Hannah Paasch, creators of #churchtoo. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.co...

Linda Kay Klein 30.11.2018 1:06:08

Linda Kay Klein, author of Pure, joins the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about

Jennifer Knapp 20.11.2018 1:11:11

Jennifer Knapp joins the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about

Live at City Lit Books with Josiah Hesse & the UnApologetics Tour! 02.11.2018 1:11:53

A live recording of our event at City Lit books in Chicago, featuring Josiah Hesse, Alessandra Ragusin, Ryan Connell, and special guest Chris Stroop! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www...

(Re-Release): Peterson Toscano talks about conversion therapy & LGBTQ+ biblical narratives 26.10.2018 1:12:10

In light of the Trump administration's attacks on trans people, I'm republishing this incredible conversation with Peterson Toscano where he highlights biblical stories that transgress gender norms. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support o...

Christopher Alan Maloney, director of "In God We Trump" 18.10.2018 59:48

Christopher Alan Maloney, director of the documentary *In God We Trump*, joins the show to talk about his new movie detailing the connections between Donald Trump, the GOP, and evangelicalism. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our sho...

The #Exvangelical Community Roundtable (Live!) 05.10.2018 1:59:27

In September, a group of us gathered for the first Exvangelical Community Roundtable. Featuring: Kathryn Brightbill, Chris Stroop, Akiko Bergeron, David Wheeler, and Julie Ingersoll. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becom...

Laura Polk 14.09.2018 1:28:57

Laura Polk from No Shame Movement joins the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about

Steven & Seth Help Me Learn My Enneagram Type (Part 2 of 2) 17.08.2018 1:20:11

Steven & Seth from the E9 Podcast help me learn my Enneagram type. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about

Enneagram 101 w/ Steven Jone s & Seth Harshman of the E9 Podcast (1 of 2) 31.07.2018 1:30:30

Steven & Seth walk me through the 9 types found on the Enneagram, the exvangelical internet's fave. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about

Minisode: 2 Years of Exvangelical! I want your feedback. 19.07.2018 10:58

Today marks 2 years of Exvangelical. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about

Broderick Greer 12.07.2018 1:08:53

Rev. Canon Broderick Greer joins the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about

(Re-Release): Crystal Cheatham & the Our Bible App 29.06.2018 1:06:38

Re-release! Crystal Cheatham joins the show to talk about the Our Bible App. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about

Trey Pearson 21.06.2018 1:21:19

Musician Trey Pearson joins the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about

Austin Channing Brown, #ImStillHere 07.06.2018 54:48

Author Austin Channing Brown joins the show to talk about her book! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about

Rev. Tyler Connoley 24.05.2018 1:30:21

Tyler and I discuss our alma mater, poisoned theology, and the disenfranchised grief of exvangelicals. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about

Jamie the Very Worst Missionary 15.05.2018 58:48

Jamie Wright drops by to talk about her new book! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about

Corey Pigg, Failed Missionary 20.04.2018 1:11:30

In this episode I talk to Corey Pigg, host of Failed Missionary. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://www.postevangelicalpost.com/about

(Re-Release): Jamie Lee Finch 10.04.2018 1:58:37

Re-Release! Hear about Jamie Lee Finch's story in depth, and listen for her on The Airing of Grief and elsewhere. More on the show notes below! Jamie is a writer and certified integrated health coach. In this wide-ranging conversation, Jamie talks about her experiences growing up in the church (including a formative memory of saying the "Sinner's Prayer" at age 7), expressing her sexuality amidst...

Elizabeth Bridges 23.03.2018 1:29:15

My guest this week is Prof. Elizabeth Bridges. We talk about her childhood as a PK (pastor's kid), her struggles coming out, and the trouble seeing "how the sausage is made" in any faith community. Follow Elizabeth on Twitter @egbridges, and follow her blog at uncannyvalley.us. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain, the show on Twitter @exvangelicalpod, and support the show on Patreon at patreon.com...

No More Hagiography (Blake didn't like The Atlantic piece) 16.03.2018 12:34

In this minisode, Blake talks somewhat extemporaneously about the hagiography written by Michael Gerson in The Atlantic fighting for the term "evangelical." Which is really hard when we know the biographies of evangelicalism's leaders so well. Intro: "Bloom Key" by Broke for Free. Follow Blake on twitter @brchastain. Support the show: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. --- Send in a voice message: https...

Delisa Perry, Part 2 28.02.2018 48:17

This week, Delisa Perry returns for part two of her story. This is a shorter, lo-fi episode; when we last spoke, we had some technical issues that interfered with allowing us to fully explore Delisa's story. So we rectified that. Be sure to check out Part 1 as well. Follow Delisa on Twitter @\_DelisaPerry, and follow me @brchastain. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exvangelical/messa...

Derek Webb 14.02.2018 1:31:53

My guest this week is the musician Derek Webb. In this conversation we talk about his experiences as a member of the band Caedmon's Call, his solo work, and his most recent album, \*Fingers Crossed\*. That album led to his development of his new podcast, \*The Airing of Grief\*. Get Derek's music at derekwebb.com. Learn about The Airing of Grief at theairingofgrief.com. Support Exvangelical: patre...